About Thenur
Geography:
Thenur is a typical caste-based village in Tamil Nadu where agriculture is the most important occupation. It is situated in the newly created Perambalur district carved out from the Trichy district. As it is, Thenur lies on the southern border of these two districts which in turn poses its own set of administrative challenges. Some of the administrative departments come under the jurisdiction of Perambalur and some other with Trichy.
Demographics:
Thenur has a population of about 3500 belonging to some 13 different castes and at least 2 different religions - Hindu and Islam, predominantly the former. Going by the panchayat records, about 50% of the 550+ households fall under the marginal income group while at least 50 families fall below the poverty line. About 25% of the households are landless labourers - most of them either surviving on landed agriculture/live-stock farms or dependent occupations and others work as stone breakers, well diggers, construction workers on daily wage scale.
Education:
Thenur has a middle school till Standard 8th, otherwise, it lacks on most of the community infrastructure. Thenur's children and youth community largely reflect current Indian statistics - they form about 60 - 70 % percent of the population but with their resourcefulness not tapped properly.
Economy:
Thenur has a vibrant milk society contributing significantly to the local economy. Apart from that agriculture is only other major.
Pictures:
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